OREGON CITY, ENTERPRISE. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1922.,
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PYRO MANIA?
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.REGON CITY. in little more
than a week, has been the vic
tim of three fires which the authori
ties declare to have been incendiary.
Since the first of January of this year
there have been ten fires which bear
the semblance of arson, eight of
which are said by the fire chief to
be indisputably of incendiary origin.
The state fire marshal's office has
been et work upon the situation.
Limited by a small force and inade
quate finances, the Oregon City au
thorities have so far been unable to
cope with the situation.
For some .time the incendiarism
theory was scouted. It is possible tor
a blaze to start from a number of
natural causes, and it is often diffi
cult to determine the origin- But the
recent happenings have made it prac
tically certain that they are not acci
dente, but have been the result of
malicious planning. The losses re
sulting from these fires have totaled
well over a quarter of a million.
The only regularity about them is
that practically all of the buildings
have been of old frame construction.
Two schools, a church, a bank build
ing, garage, mercantile establish
ments have been included. The au
thorities are at a. loss to attribute the
fires to any crank because there is
no similarity in the class of build
ings burned.
The only theory remaining which
is accredited at all is that of pyro
mania. Is some Insane person, with a
peverted desire to see things burn,
at work in Oregon City? Is it insanity
which is resulting in loss of property
and threatening the loss of lives?
The situation is a serious one. Loss
has been saved because the fire de
partment has been able to prompuy
answer, calls for aid. But if two fires
were to be "set" within a quarter of
an hour of each other and both gain
under a. brisk wind?
There is danger enough in the nat
ural fire hazard which exists in every
mTYinnitv. without a fire bug at Hb-
Artir fisim A.th inir must, be done to put
a stop to the destruction and to re
move the danger. If the state fire
marshal's office is unable to do it and
the city officials themselves have not
marhinnrv for a complete investi
gation, a special man should be em
ninTH to unravel the mystery. No
business house, no home in Oregon
City is safe until the actual cause of
the many fires is discovered. Oregon
City has had more incendiary fires
this year than any otner cny in mo
state of similar size. It is only reas-
nohio Relieve that some cause of
more than ordinary import may be
blamed. It is the duty of the officials
of Oregon City to meet the condition
which is daily growing more serious.
POSPERITY AND PARTY
WHILE Democratic campaigners
are "shouting about depression
and unemployment, the commercial
pages of newspapers are filled with
factst testifying to the enjoyment of
a returned prosperity. A recent issue
of the New York Times, announced inj
bold headlines that "Shortage of labor
is almost universal" and that "im
Tfr7J Tins inesa conditions and in-i
creased employment are reported in
all sections." The "Annalist", a dusi-j
ness periodical with no partisan biaS,
said in its fost recent Issue, discuss
ing the business situation:
"General business conditions to be
of a highly satisfactory character.
Developments of the last week have
served merely to further emphasize
that this business expansion is being
built upon sound principles, and that
it may be expected to continue at an
increasing pace. It would be natural
to expect that business at this per-t
iod of the year would show improve
ment, no matter what might have
been the record of preceding months.
-We are advancing now into the holi
day period, and this in itself serves
to stimulate activity in retail lines.
Furthermore, at this time of the year
the purchasing power in all parts oif
the country fs at the peak, and this
is particularly true of certain sec
tions this year.
"In the South, for instance, there
has been heavy marketing of cotton,
and the South has received a price;
for this staple which affords an ex
cellent treturn on labor and capita
involved. It is also true that in the
West a goodly portion of the grain
crop has been marketed, and the buy
ing power has been correspondingly
raised, hus there is established the
-foundation for increased activity in,
all lines, and it is this which bears a
direct influence on conditions this
year. To a certain etent the defands,
for the holiday period are peculiarly
"seasonal, and it often happens that
with the turn into a new year there
is a reaction which leaves industry,
sa far as "retail lines are concerned,
in something of a prostrate condition.
There is, however, no reason to ex
pect that such a situation in its
broadest interpretation will apply this
year.
"The record of the last nine
months has been one of steady pro
gression in business and finance, and
the underlying situation haB not been
changed in the last. The money for
business purposes is in plentiful sup
ply, and will probably continue so.
and under such circumstances there
Is noj-eason to doubt the correctness
of the viewpoint of business men that
operations can continue confidently
in the full expectation that prosper-:
ity is more nearly of the present than
it has been at any time since the pro
cess of deflation brought such dras
tic readjustments and such stagger
ing financial losses.' i
-As shown by previous statistics
published by the "Annalist", the dras
tic readjustments and "staggering fi
nancial losses," of wich it speaks,
were started during the Democratic
regime in 1920. The revival has come
under Republican policies.
UNTAXED WEALTH
THE ASSBSMENT of property pre
sents many difficulties of more
than usual evaluation or tangible pos
sessions. The question of placing the
hidden wealth of the nation in a posi
tion where it can bear Its just burden,
is one which has been an enigma tq
assessors for many years. The rolls j
in Clackamas county show Borne i
$40,000 in money notes and acounts.
This is all of the financial wealth
which is taxed per se.
a. o motto, f nrattaal solution to
I the problem, nationally, the honds,
now exempt, of municipalities ana
etntAs nrn rtrawlne attention. It is
understood that President Harding
will urge Congress to adopt a resolu
tion at the coming short session pro
posing a) constitutional amendment
enabling the federal government tq
levy a tax on future issues of mun
iclnal bonds. Treasury officials esti
mate the amount of such securities
now outstanding at from $ 12,000,000,-
000 to $15,000,000,000. Their sale was
greatly stimulated by the onerous
taxes. Persons of large, income made
haste to convert their taxable hold
ings into state, county and city bonds.
the income from which has been neiq
tv the courts to be exempt fromi
federal taxes under the constitution.
The annual income from those
hnndn ia almost S600.000.000. Droh
ably a third of which" would flow into
the federal treasurv it they had been
sold subject to income taxes and sur
taxes. But the loss of revenue to tne
government is not the only reason for
asking a constitutional amendment.
Under the present system the demandj
for municipal issues has Teen so great
that states and their subdivisions have
been induced to issue securities be
yond their normal needs, thus greatly
increasing public indebtedness and
adding to the burdens of the taxpay
ers
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TrndiiHv industrv has also suft
municipal projects. Manufacturers in
Tnnnis.1r.ai nmiafta AT a nn fa ftiinro in I
search of new money have been forced!
... . . .
to sen Donas Bearing an morainauBiyn
. . , - j v.. j , '
mgn interest rate, anu Liie uevemp-j
ment of American industry has suf-
fered accordingly. The proposed '
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cnange in me orgamic law is in Keep'
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lag wua me spirit ui uutiLwa txo
expressed in the constitution, namely,
that taxes shall be uniform. There
appears to be no adequate reason
why those who do not care to pay)
their fair share of taxation should find
an avenue of escape tnrough invest-
ment in more tax-exempt municipal
bonds.
Eighty New York employees of the
mouis iuum ijiii wcui on -,
BU ItLB VCtaU39 lUB UlUtCIU IC1UDCU -
reduce their waerea. No wonder the1
Englishmen insist that it is the Yan
kees, after all, who are lacking in a
sense "of humor.
Tho Amoriresn ngtlnnal Haht Vt a
been cut from $26,596,701,468.01 to.
o nr?7 too noc o . v. - nnnHn,nn- ne V,
treasury- reports. Quite a sizeable slice
from a Melton or no small proportions.
Ex-kalser Wllhelm is reported as
being "fretful'' on the eve of his wed
ding. Miles Standish wasn't the only
one.
A temperature of 4 above has been
registered at Prinveville. Living in
Oregon City has its adventages.
About this time, the only candidate
we are sure of is Andy Gump. '
"Earthquake visits Wyoming eil
fields." May have been only the fall
of hope in the heart of the man who
bought stock. Portland Journal.
They are throwing so much booze
overboard in the Atlantic that the
crop of pickled herring ought to be
good. Charleston Gazette.
The Roseburg druggists today an
nounce that no more horse liniment
will be sold to folks who have no
horses. Roseburg News-Review.
"I am for the ;people," declares
Lloyd George. Going to show that
English politics has been consider
ably Americanized. Eugene Guard.
No doubt zero in depression is
when a man feels like 30 marks.
Cleveland Commercial.
It appears that while the Allies are
dividing the Turks are multiplying.
New York Tribune.
Most of those who
change have theirs.
Post. oppose all
-Washington
We can't imagine anything worse
in Russia than the way some men
have their hair cut. Oregon Journal.
Tt nnneara that while the Allien Are
i f f r " v - -
dividing the Turks are multiplying.
New York Tribune.
Self-determination is fine when
mixed with equal parts of selfcon
trol. Wall Street Journal.
The bright side of the Near-East
situation is the outside. Anaheim
Plain Dealer.
It will not be long before the coal
peddler will be asking you; "One
lump or two" New York American.
-
Mr. Bryan has cut his hair. Ap
parently, he didn't want to be mistak
en for a flapper. Asbvllle Times.
Borrowed Comment
What Editors of State and National
Papers Have to Say.
One of our smart daily papers con
tained a wrlteup of a funeral the
other day in which we noticed the
reporter mentioned the important fact
that "the deceased lay quietly in his
coffin." That's a very unusual thing
for a dead man to do, and of course
had to be- mentioned in the daily.
Grant County Journal.
If somebody hadn't murdered that
New Jersey rector. Hall, 'and his af
finity, those mushy love letters prob
ably never would have been printed
in thA niuners. So if they catch
the fiend responsible for this outrage
he ought to be boiled in oil over a
slow fire. Eugene Guard.
Portland Is hauling her L W. W.'s
to the city limits an telling them to
"git.- If they "git" down the river
to Astoria, we'll just naturally ask
this Portland caravan to haul em
hank strain and start 'em in another
direction. We don't want 'em. Astor
ia Budget.
That old line, "He who Bteals my
purse steals trash," or something of
tho. vinrt. in obsolete with many of
us. who haven't been able to afford
a purse since before the war. Ore
gon Journal. -
If the statements of all the alleged
eye-witnesses to the killing of the
rector and choir leader are taken in
to account the Phillips farm must
have been the trysting place for the
entire community. Eugene Register.
"Spirits leave hand prints," says a
headline. Perhaps they do, but that is
brown taste" the individual experi
ences the next morning. Roseburg
News-Review.
Mr. Ford should be patient about
rofnrminir our currency. In a little
reforming our currency, m ""
while he'll have it all, and then he
can. use ms own juagmeui.
mond News-Leader.
A newspaper writer says North
cliffe had no friends, except his wife
shwfng SVese unsettled times.-
OUW TV
THrmineham Age-Herald
We hear on good authority that all
We rtenr on eood aumoriiy uuoi a. i
penny-in-the-slot machines in Russia
nnA ,itn in re- tanks
aro uow uce 1 , , i
.v. rt),-,n nfu.Int of rubles,
iur mo jl.v
Punch (London).
r '
wo are rflnidlv becoming a soil
we c j -
nannio Tfir-ct it wa soft collars ana
i7--.... - - .
i shirts, then soft drinks, and now u
is to be soft coal. Boston Shoe ana
Leather Reporter.
'
When we get caught in the deluge
with neither umbrella nor overcoat it
! would be a pleasant pastime to slay
i the guy who says, "I'm glad the rain
jhas come at last." Oregon Journal.
i named Cellars running for
clty commissioner in Portiana. wnai
mnstitnents will want to
ll.UOi J Ulf
know, is, is he wet or dry? Polk
County Itemizer.
Football is rivaling baseball In na
tional popularity in spite of the fact
that there Is more Kicsing aoum -
Eugene Guard
There are 1425 lawyers in Oregon
No wonder there are never enough po
litical jobs to go around. Eugene
Guard.
It is hard to understand a sex that
is too proud to do housework at $15
a week, but will marry and do it for
nothing. Brookville Record.
Still it looks like poor tactics for
Kemal to massacre out of existence
practically all his prospective taxpay
ers. Dallas News.
Trouble with bo many "poen minds"
they're just as open on the exit side
as on the entrance side. Oregon
Journal.
The way Jackie Coogan is keeping
out of the divorce courts is an ex
ample to all other movie stars. Ore
gon Journal.
Anyway, oneprivilege that will nev
er be taken away from the Ameri
can citizen is that of paying taxes.
Union Republican.
They say shoes will be cheaper dur
ing the winter, but they do not tell
us what winter. New York Ameri
can. We no sooner settle the troubles
with our own miners than our tran
quility is threatened by that Asia Mi
nor. Columbia Record.
They tell us that thirty different
chemicals have been discovered in
sea water. Outside, we suppose, the
three-mile limit. New York Herald.
"France and England are drawing
together," Bays an editor. It appear
for a time that France would draw
first. Indianapolis Star.
Our idea of the Internal fitness of
thinva Ulrflm .Tohnsnn mnnliip on
a prune piatrorm. unio state jour
nal. The operators and the miners are
optimistic, which spells a hard win
ter for the consumers. Columbus
Record.
The coal strike did a lot to make
fire-prevention week a success.
Washington Post,
It appears that the Turks have the
prophet and the Allies the loss. '
Washington Post.
it's wood alcohol. Deb's Magazine.
The Of Bee Cat.
By Junius.
BEFOkE YACA'rrON
Little bank roll, ere we part.
Let me hug you to my heart.
For a year I've clung to you,
I've been faithful you've been true.
AFTER VACATION
Little bank roll, one glad day
You and I both went away '
To a gay and festive spot.
I've come back, but you have not!
This is the day and age when wo
men make their husbands obey them
but not their children.
A North Hill woman says that home
is a place where woman worna it
hours a day. j
CRUSOE ADVERTISED
Robinson Crusoe was a successful
advertiser. He wanted a ship help
He improvised )an "ad" his shirt
flung from a. pole stuck la the sand
of the island where he and Friday
had been marooned.
The circulation and pulling power
of the frayed "ad" were small there
was no other medium but Crusoe
kept at It, despite the fact he got no
inquiries for a long time.
He changed "copy" as one gar
ment after another was whipped to
shreds. In the end he got what he
wanted a ship.
Crusoe demonstrated the value of
sustained advertising. He didn't kick
over the pole, cuss Friday and sit
down to wait or nature to take Its
course, just because he didn't get re
sults right off the bat.
"How do you like living in a flat"
"First rate, old boy. Every time my
wife has company I have to go out
to make room."
Kven when some birds give you
- , . tBlrp
something for nothing and you take
it you get the worst of it.
"I vish I vas as religious as Sam
my." "And vyr -
"He clasps his hands so ngui "
prayer he can't . get .'-0
CUlltJvlvii VXU.w
-ii- tiw th other day where
u.""- - ., .
three hundred people tha(
tr- We have felt line noing i"'
We have felt like doing tnat
ma
many times ourselves.
"Nlggah, shoot yoh dollar, and give
us a little Ford action."
"Boy. what do you-all mean by Ford
action V
"Shake, rattle, and roll, nlggan,
shake, rattle and roll."
THOUGHTS OF A MIDDLE-AGED
GUY
The old stuff they used to guage
Now never reaches middle-age.
eets leare to
print a kiss, he doesn't need to extend
his remarks.
xxTa trAt rffll siderable' mountain
climbing looking after our trunks at
the depot;
In money raising campaigns the
only thing that really counts is the
coin. Giving loua ana
cheers heln little. Giving a promise
.to pay and then not payhig is another
form of iull that counts for nothing.
Keep the cheers for tne xurcn ui -n,
and give the coin if your really want
to boost.
w t Mrlnlc cure" institu-
iHUflL VJL .
.t , -nnntrv have gone out
. v.u0 oinfe the enactment oi
prohibition. Probably because there
is no antidote for the bootleg brana
Eugene Guard.
The average period of circulation of
a Hve dollar bill is ten mouwo
nntn; ancordine to a statis
LUIS " "
tical sharp. We never could keep ours
going that long. Kugene unu.
rt ureii hold aloof. The
i Minn, is untimely
-, nnlv held off until
II lumcj ii " - .
Thanksgiving, we'd know what to dot
with her. Philadelphia evening r-
lic Ledger.
t stranee that a man who
dug himself into a subterranean pal
ace while the battle of the Argonne
was going on has the courage to mar
ry a widow with five children. Cleve
land Commercial.
A Swedish inventor has patented a
glass bottle that won't break. Now
V . !.. invent a broken
ior some v .
bottle that won't cut an automobile
n, TMaahvllle Soutnern
man.
v. thankful that Adamf
L us -
when he named the animals, was un
influenced by the man who names
Pullman cars. Fort Smith Times
Record. A new issue of stamps for the Brit
ish West Indies shows Columbus hold
ing a telescope 100 years before it
was invented! Pittsburg Dispatch.
f tho economies of the dry
period is that it now takes but one
hip to make a hurrah instead of two
as formerly. Cincinatti Enquirer.
Another revenue raiser for Mr.
Pierce impose a tax on wearers or
these newfangled toreador tpants.
Oregonian.
Trotzky had decreed military train
ing compulsory. A beautiful thing
the perfect freedom of Rusia. St.
Paul Dispatch.
"Ford to run for Senator." says a
honHHnn. That's more than tney
IlWAa - - , -
someMmes will do for the rest of us
Seattle Times.
Do You Remember?
Stories of the Old Pioneers and
Yarns from Old Newspapers.
FIFTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
Taken from the Oregon City Enter
prise, November 2, 1867. .
Wanted Two Hundred Cooks The
subscriber wishes to make arrange
ment for 200 cooks to enter his ser
vice during the next four years. As
it Is anticipated that any one of this
number will remain more than one
week, they will not be asked to enlist
for a. lonzer neriod. Discharge papers
from previous employer will be re
onired. Two active boys" are engaged
to wait upon the cook, and a carriage
is always ready on Sunday to convey
her to church. Water and gas in,
every room in the house. The grocer
ies are not under locic ana Key, out
arm subject a all times to tne tree
use of the cook. Cold dinners on oun
jar tn accommodate the cook. Com
nanv in th kitchen allowed at ail
hours of the niKht and day. The
cook's washing can be done at the
laundry if she desires it. two eve
nings a week allowed the cook to vis-
It places of public amusement- antj
two evenings to visit her cousins. She
is not exDected to answer either of
the door bells or wash the front door
steps. No dog or cat kept on the
premises. Hack hire will be paid on
tho arrival and departure of each
cook. -Surgeon's certificate required
a to the caoability of those applying
to perform the work. Wages $6 per
week, paid in gold. Apply to B. Lin
kum, Lock Box 16,789, Boston post
office. A Year Otti The Oregon City En
terprise, published and edited by D.
C. Ireland, bean its second volume
wlthhe issue of last Saturday. When
Brother Ireland commenced its pub
lication, it was considered extremely
doubtful whether the undertaking
could be carried through a single
year, but the result has been quite
different. The paper has not only
lived but grown apparently strong
and healthy, having been once eniarg-
ed through pressure of advertising
patronage, and Is now a valuable in- j
stitution of Clackamas county
adjoining counties. Ire and is a nat-
ural newsmonger, and if his readers!
do not get all the current items worxn ,
vnowin?. it is certainly not his fault
We wish for the second volume of the
Oregon- City Enterprise double pros
perity of the first. Oregonian.
Rebecca Degree On next Tuesday
evening there will be a meeting of
the Daughters of Rebecca at the hall
of the I. O. O. F. in this city.
THIRTY YEAR8 AGO
Taken from the Oregon" City Enter
prise November 4, 1892.
Sam Simpson. Oregon's best and
most widely known poet, has taken a
position on the Astoria Daily Budget.
Mr. Simpson at one time was manag
ing editor of the Overland Monthly,
published at San Francisco. He was
also employes at a large salary by
the Bancroft Historical Publishing
Company, and has held other respon
sible and important positions.
Peter McKay, and Indian of the
Grand Rondo, reservation. d,raws a
monthly pension of $8 for services
rendered the United States" govajft.
ment during the Rogue river war of
1854-5. McKay is the only Indian in
Oregon, bo -far as is known, who re
ceives a pension for services in war.
Salem saloon men have petitioned
the mayor to stop all gambling in the
.AM .,ha lato of the
City ior one yei n,m
petition. This looks like a queer re -
quest to ask of the officers, as it is
supposed by most people inai
their duty to look into this matter
anyway.
ot, n.i,..;iinG will five a his-
HQ f rCDUJvl"0 o-
torical sociable at their church on
of this week. " A very
pleasant and profitable evening is ex
pected. Last Sunday night hurglars enter
ed the meat market of C. O. Albright
by removing a back window and pry
ing open a door. They took the cash
register from the sales room into tne
office where they rifled it at their
leisure and got $135 for their trou
ble. The register was unlocked so no
damage was done.
A chrysanthemum show will be giv
en on Friday evening at the Baptist
church. The Judges are to Mrs.
E. E. Williams, Mrs. F. E. Donaldson
j Charles Meserve. a mu""-"1 "
auu r.hm,ntq will be
?of the evening. '
Electric Station imprvv.....
,..v nower water wheel was
new iUIWlOrSB " . v....
. .. plectric power nouse auuuv
put m tne more one
two weef 200 horse power
?i rVive and put in place. Dy -
will soon arr e added. The im-
nimmmtl will equip the station for
provemenis .ncadescent lights of
running lo-uv 10M arc ligllts
. MM MiSna nower each. Its water
Of 000 canuio V" nnw-
tt of these improvements are
er. Most OI tnese imp cJ
, i ..-..ttT will dp n iivfi'w "
. -mi oh nower tor tne ikbbi. w...-
. nVnv However, provision
XIIULU WMif" " ' fMfV
L,rC rnVn for eiving Oregon uuy
oXrdescenrtgllamps instead
" m. -rnn Rlectric power "
tnn DrBwui ,. - - .
running machinery will also be fur -
nished here soon
We fancy Mr. Hearst has his mo -
mants of depression when he feels
meuis v- - - . waste
-
tnrA of his time and money try-.
ing to save New York. Columbia
Record. . "
The glory that "was Greece contin-
ues to be in the past tense. Indian-
spoils News.
The Book Corner.
By C. E. G.
THE AVERAGE MOULD
BABBIT: By Sinclair Lewis.
The weakness of "Main Street" is
the strength of "Babbitt". When
Sinclair Lewis started out to "do
the average American small town.
and did it with such effective ama
ness and sarcasm that he hoisted ap
s. r. o, sign over the libraries and
book stores, he developed a fondness
for averages. Carol was intended to
be the average woman. Babbitt
intended to be the average man. But
Sinclair knows men better, by rar,
than he does women.
It would seem that Lewis thought
of Arnold Bennett and then changed
hl mind. The book is not risque,
not actually, but it would like to be.
That Is because Babbitt would nave
liked to be. As a staid, respectable
business man of Zenith, not too much
trnnhlut hv a nnwioiu in his real
estate dealings, George S. Babbitt!
finds life none, too interesting. His
wife and his family form a sort oi
conventional appendage work palls
upon him and excitement, well,
there Isn't any.
And then Paul Riesling fails him.
Paul, musician bjr Instinct,' tar-paper
roofing salesman by profession, was
to Babbitt a younger brother. But
the counterpart of Babbitt's life got
the best of Paul. Zilla. his wife, is
nerve-rackine. Paul breaks under!
the strain. It is a pivotal point forf
George. Tanis Judique, widowed and)
charming, incites the realtor to do a,
few things he shouldn't have. Not
that Babbitt gets really bad. He)
couldnt go that far probably because
the average man hasn't the nerve tq
do the thing he really wants to, and
after he has the chance, finds he
doesn't want to after all.
But with Ted it is different, and
if there is any moral in the tale,
(though Sinclair doesn't moralize
openly ever) it is in the last printed)
reel. Miseiviners and "verboten"
meant nothing to the son of Babbitt.
WUneSg Is marriage. There was a
d d t t morning the Bah
famUy horitjjed tQ see Te4
the mMst Qf
rltication George s., to his son alone,
perhaps after all. one
in.
tom dictates Then in truth, father
and son become the "Babbitt men."
There Is some reflection " of the
town. But the book is not as drab as
"Main Street" The story is of a)
more common type a man whose
outlook on life is bounded by opin
ions gleaned through the Elks,- ser
mons from the pulpit, the Republican
party and the Booster's Club. It
has less of the bone dry vlvisectionf
which Mr. Mencken so decries. It is
more human perhaps because Sin
clair is closer to the man than the
woman, even on paper.
WHERE BABBITT COOLS
An interesting sidelight on Babbitt,
and incidently Mr. Lewis and the
American public's use of slang comes
in the English edition of the novel.
The edition, the -Litefrary Digest
points out, is printed with a glossary,
"much to the amusement of Heywood
Broun", who in the New York World
writes: .
"Unfortunately the translator
seems to have been far from expert,
and we" find: 'Where you get off
where you are making a mistake
Roustabout - revolutionary," 'Ram
bunctious cantankerous.' For a cli
max in this, comedy of errors we
have saved, 'Flivver cheap motor
car of delicate build.'
MTn a p-nori mji n v instances we are
surprised to find phrases which we
, ,-- - - - r ...
1 nad supposed to do international iiai-
j-ed as Americanisms. We did not sup
pose that flivver stopt at tne water s
edge, and we are a little puzzled to
find 'Frame-house built of a wood
en frame with horizontal . wooden
Dlanking for walls.' Frame-house
t
; ought not to need a definition. A
irame-nousc is wen, jua. ua
house.
. "Now and again the interpreter
who has undertaken to transpose
'Babbitt' from American into English
has permitted himself a few humor
ous flights not entirely compatible
with the seriousness proper to a phil
ologist. Thus, he writes in hig gloss
ary: 'Ice-cream soda ice-cream in so
da water with fruit flavoring, a ghast-,
l7le:J:rT
with hisf 'Queen a respectable" vo
man.' But possibljwthat is nothing but
local pride.
The glossary is a little disturbing
to any one with a leaning toward in
i ra"."""""-- , -
sneak- our laneuaee and whose clvili
ternationalism. Here is a people wn
j zation is supposedly similar to our
: zation IS supposedly similar iu - u
t . . 1 a
sown, ana yet a numuer ui w " " u j
A, and phrases which we use in every-
aa i AnMnnwno,XM orA as. oTipn to them
nuU u. oo --- --- " "
day conversation are so anen
. .nloinoH anrt
mai lacy nave .u uj
often explained wprong. One: grows
i discouraged with plans for human
i brotherhood when he finds "Doodads
j thlngummies' and realizes that not
only are the English ignorant of our
language, but that they also have one
0f their own.
j "Consider too how great is the gap
! thcaA two friendl-ir nations
! uct,. j
when it is necessary for the editor of
i0Khltf .mLIn- Pnll-
mo ""B""" iu i-
man car no smoking is allowed inj
I .Unr.ltlff 0 f nttp
sleeping or parlor-cars, out at one
end is a compartment labeled-Men"
contamme wasning-Dasms, .a wan
. seat and two chairs. Here smoking is
i PCIUIIOOUIC.
-
! lt ig jU8t announced that John D.'s
lncome is larger than Henry Ford's.
n , jfit v it
isn't the original cost so much as it
ia the npkeep. Detroit News.
j The difference is that a statesman
thinks he belongs to the State, and
a politician thinks the State belongs
to him. Duluth Herald.
The Woman's Column.
By Florence Rlddlck-Boys.
ARTIFICIAL AUNTS
There are many women with the
mother heart, and no little ones to
cuddle. On the other hand there are
burdened mothers who hve more
than they can manage and to whom
it would be . a blessing if someone
would take care of the children at
times while they caught up with their
work, or rested, or found a little
change or (recreatlof. . Motlrers, If
they are to keep alive and alert and
up-to-date, must mingle with the
world, and go out with Husks ad. and
he fresh and pepped-up, e&e. as the
years go by. Husband will notice they
are old fogies and not like the women
he meets elsewhere, and children will
excuse Mother for her behind-the-times-ness,
and be a little ashamed of
her, to boot. Mothers ara jnet peo
ple and need to live mucn cuss oiaei
people. Their farfamed sacrifices do
make them sweet, but hack-wesdsy.
Behold then the beauty sf the
Aunt, If she is a real aumt, all the
better. There are no mors beloved
people anywhere than the n nts of
our childhood. Riley sings oae h 'Out
to Old Aunt Mary's." And sneaking of
a father once he makes his sll hero;
say. "My Dad's 'ist so kind. He's not
like a Dad at alL but mora like an
Uncle." The same rating applies to
mothers and aunts, when mothers get
fagged with many and constant cares,
while aunts are fresh and Interested.
But not everybody has a real aunt
at his disposal, where he oaa make
good, practical use of "her. The best
substitute is an artificial aunt. They
have them in many places, some
kind hearted woman or girl whe takes
care of children for hire, and for the
love of the job, while their mother at
tends a concert, makes a few calls,
goes shopping or does some work.
This is a splendid business for the
woman who must remain at hec home
but wants to earn a little extra mon
ey. And lucky is the mother who
can find such an aunt; she will not
become anti-quated. Go to the Aunt,
thou overburdened mother of a fam
ily. HOW DO YOU WASH YOUR FACE?
"Beauty is but skin deep" then
how important the care of the skin!
Do you know how to wash yours right
or are you abusing it? This is the
way Beauty Doctors say to do it: Use
warm, soft water and a m8d soap
once a day. If you live in a smoky
city, it may be necessary to do it
oftener. -
If you have hard water you may
soften it by boiling, which precipi
tates the lime, or you may use bran,
a handful to a basin of water. Be
very porticular "about the soap you
use. Your druggist will be able to
advise you, about what is the very
purest. Usually such soap is not
cheap, but it is well worth paying a
little extra for. For the face, only
such soap should be used as is fit for
the delicate skin of a baby.
Having found, tne soap, do not use
too much of it, but make a lather
and wash gently and thoroughly to
remove all dirt and grease. Then
wash the soap and soapy water off
with warm water and rinse with cold
water to close the pores. This will
keep dirt out of them and help to
keep the skin elastic, if the pores are
not closed with the cold douse, they
become stiff and enlarged and hold
dirt and grease and you have black
heads. If your skin is too dry, be very
careful not to use much soap. Mas
sage lightly 'with a high grade oil
once a week to keep it soft. Avoid
such pheparations as contain alcohol,
bay rum, borax, or anything drying.
If your skin is too oily, wash it
more frequently with the warm soapy
water, but be very careful to close the
pores or they will enlarge and become
coarse and hold dirt. .
The fine, smooth, soft skin is attain
ed " by being very chary of both
creams and powders, which clog the
pores and make them so unhealthy
that they will not work vrell- Protect
the delldate skin with good face pow
der when exposed to Bun or winds but
wash it off as soon as you can. Al
ways go to bed with a clean face. This
lets the pores rest and relax and se-
in the ,0 wash only with tep
;,i vstp, without snail.
Cleansing creams will remove dirt,
but t takes the wash to remove the
cleansing cream.
JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB
une OI tne new emci
. . . 1 T7. .1 . " XXrnman'a
taxen or m reuciauuu ii m...
Ciuha is the establishing of Junior
-nr a.. rl,ihcs ..rtmnnAAll Of the
women's uiuds, compuaeu ul
j -a nrr,an on1 nthore
aaugmera ui wuu ""'"
The8e are interesting young women
In the work and ideals espoused by
the women's clubs and are training fu-
ture rkers. The women say "If our
ideaia are worth anything, let us pass
: on. incidentally, the mothers
! are learning things from the daugh-
, tera and are being inspired by their
i nthnaiasm
ireea juuus en..
FASHION NOTES
m 1 .TTnn.nroan1 fa ironarflllT A
10 iw o- - -
character -J
cauou vi. --
ly speaks that there is poverty in the
tn on soul of the over-dresser and
honA oho must make it up divert
I . Si. n n nrAFA nV
your attention irom n - """-'"
1 piling a god deal on her back, vtxt-
ttnonn It in pivinp- a shove in tne
direction of not being "safe for democ-
racy. What does the poor nine ""p
girl think about when she sees mi
lady sailing down the street be-dazzled
and be-dizzened in over fine finery?
Does it make life easier or harder for
her?
1111.1